FS Neil M. Smith Out! On vacation
And so the 'fake news' kept on social media also stated that the Acting Accountant General Ms Laurel L. Smith was to join her boss on vacation leave.
Our newsroom, with our sources around every table in government, has investigated the matter. Firstly, we can confirm that the Financial Secretary Mr Smith will proceed on leave come Monday March 27, 2017 after discussions with Premier and Minister of Finance Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith (AL).
Mr Smith’s return date is unknown.
Was Governor in on FS vacation?
Governor John S. Duncan OBE today March 24, 2017 at a press conference hurriedly arranged, after being exposed by this news site’s accurate story about his overreach into the Treasury and lying about it, told the press he only "heard about the FS leave."
In fact, when asked by reporters about it, he responded "I have heard that he is intending to go on leave. I have discussed it with the Premier and I am assured that the Premier has matters in hand to make sure that his absence on leave is not prejudicial."
A senior National Democratic Party (NDP) source said; however, that Governor Duncan and Mr Smith never met to discuss his leave and, infact, the Financial Secretary decided on his own to proceed on vacation.
Mr Smith, who has served two Administrations, both Virgin Islands Party with Premier and Minister of Finance Hon Ralph T. O'Neal OBE and now the NDP Administration of Premier and Minister of Finance Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith (AL), has come under fire in recent weeks over misinformation.
He has admitted that his office, the Ministry of Finance, provided inaccurate information to Premier Smith, which he used to fire back at Governor Duncan after the Queen’s Representative announced his historical use of Sec 103 (b) of the Constitution to instruct on how funds are to be used.
Acting Accountant General still on job
Our newsroom can also confirm that to date the Acting Accountant General Ms Smith is still on the job and has not been instructed to take vacation leave. It remains unclear if that will change in the climate of confusion and questions as to who controls the finances of the British Overseas Territory.
The Financial Secretary Mr Smith, an indigenous Virgin Islander, is the son of former Director of Public Works and retired Permanent Secretary Mr Bennett W. Smith. The FS is an electrical engineer and holds a Master's in Business Administration.
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49 Responses to “FS Neil M. Smith Out! On vacation”
The Governor now begins to implement his strategories, more shake up to come in top tear of the Civil Service.
FS did what the right thing. Informed the Premier about the lie and then excused himself from the matter.
Would you want to put your signature and approval on such a historical lie and become a participant in history of such deceit?
Don't take the fall for those £$$%^^& crooked politicians. They have to make it look good, so Neil had to suffer. Governor Duncan, please don't stop until all these degenerates are brought to justice.